Vocabulary

• to do with: To be about something; concern
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• play in: To participate or compete in a game or competition.
• have to: Must do
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• opening up: Revealing one's thoughts and feelings; becoming more communicative.
• turn the corner: To start to improve after a difficult period.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• one of those things: An unfortunate but unavoidable event.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• going on: To continue doing something
• hanging out: To spend time with your friends
• next door: Living in the house next to the one mentioned
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• off the shelf: Readily available; not custom-made.
• from pillar to post: Being sent to many different places without success.
• in a while: In a short period of time; soon.
• lay in: To provide stocks (e.g. for the winter)
• once in a while: Occasionally; not very often.
• around the corner: Very near; close by.
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• set up
• come on in: An invitation to enter a place.
• to God: Used to emphasize truth or sincerity.
• together with: In addition to; along with.
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• way to go: An expression of encouragement or approval.
• forbidden fruit: Something that is desired because it is not allowed.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• of a certain age: Refers politely to someone who is middle-aged or older.
• next to: Being located along side another
• all over the place: In a state of disorder; scattered everywhere.
• shelf life: The length of time for which an item remains usable, fit for consumption, or saleable.
• play pretend: To engage in imaginative role-playing, creating scenarios and acting as if they are real.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• except for: Not including; excluding.
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• bunch: A group of things of the same kind
• ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
• audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
• fancy: To want to have or do something; feel like
• wardrobe: Stock of clothes belonging to a person
• cue: Word or action in a play to tell an actor to speak
• advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
• pleasant: Causing a good feeling
• crowd: To force too many things, people into
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• couple: To join something to something else
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• role: Character played by an actor
• stunt: Dangerous and daring trick, as in an action film
• raw: Being uncontrolled or strong, as your emotions
• pop: To cause something to open or burst suddenly
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• shelf: Flat, narrow surface on an area of rock or sand
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• memorize: To study something so that you remember it
• steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
• sleeve: Part of a garment covering the arm
• courteous: Polite; showing good manners and consideration
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• spoiler: Bar mounted on rear of fast car to stop it lifting
• license: To give official permission to do something
• corner: To force into a position impossible to escape from
• theater: Place where plays or movies are seen
• match: To equal or be as good as something else
• wrestle: To fight someone by holding parts of their body
• part: Division of a book
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• tour: To travel to several places to perform a show
• jersey: Shirt worn as part of a sports uniform
• tattoo: Permanent ink drawing on a person's skin
• underground: (Being or living) under the surface of the earth
• karaoke: Singing popular songs to a prerecorded soundtrack
• ballet: Form of theater telling a story in music and dance
• cigar: Thick brown roll of tobacco leaves for smoking
• candy: Small sweet foods made mostly of sugar
• bee: Gathering to perform activities and tasks together